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whaleboning

whaleboning noun: reinforcement made from whalebone, as in a corset.

Noun

whaleboning (usually uncountable, plural whalebonings)

  1. (usually) reinforcement made from whalebone, as in a corset

Forms of whaleboning

pluralwhalebonings

Origin of whaleboning

From whalebone + -ing.

Questions about whaleboning

What does whaleboning mean?
Whaleboning means reinforcement made from whalebone, as in a corset.
What part of speech is whaleboning?
Whaleboning is a noun.
What is the plural of whaleboning?
The plural of whaleboning is whalebonings.

Words near whaleboning in the dictionary

  1. whalebone
  2. whalebone whale
  3. whalebone whales
  4. whaleboned
  5. whalebones
  6. whaleboning
  7. whalebonings
  8. whaleburger
  9. whaleburgers
  10. whalecraft
  11. whaled

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